— Bell's Brewery Inc. is now entirely family owned and ready to make "kooky" beer, says founder Larry Bell: “The company is 100 percent owned by the Bell family now,” Bell said. “It really clears the way for the company to continue to grow and get financing and for me to be able to make arrangements to pass the company on to the next generation. Hell, I’m going to be 55 in a few months.”

— Hundreds of people -- many with rifles -- flock to state Capitol for gun rally: Between 400 and 500 people came to the state Capitol on Wednesday for a pro Second Amendment rally. "We'd like to allow people to lawfully carry here, however they wish to, open or concealed and voice their concerns to the state government because there are some preemptive things we're trying to do to keep the federal government out of state business," said Jeff LaFave, president of the Michigan Gun Owners and an event organizer.

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Sports today

— Michigan State plays Valparaiso today at 12:15 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game begins at 12:15. Follow the MLive Michigan State team for updates throughout the day and the tournament.